The lack of confidence in one's body from viewing social media results in eating disorders. Comparing body types causes depression in many women. Depression causes the mind to feel uncomfortable with one’s own body, resulting in eating less as they do not have the desire to eat because of the effects it could do to their body. In an article comparing a dieter versus a non-dieter, dieters tend to feel more depressed when social media present images of thin girls. Although they are already thin, dieters want to be thinner (Millis et al. 1692) when seeing these images. Fantasies of thinness are the goal most dieters have. When seeing an image of a slim girl, many enter depression as women feel as if they cannot have that body and slowly body shame
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In the past, social media did not exist, resulting in girls having less knowledge of different body types. However, young girls were influenced to look slim without knowing it. Most movies or television shows that children watched only displayed thin female actors such as Cinderella (Harrison and Hefner 155). Watching these shows or movies resulted in the child saying they want to be like Cinderella, either meaning wanting to be a princess or having the body like Cinderella. This affects a young child as they try to look like the characters by not eating as much as they are supposed to. If only visual creators would portray a normal body with different types of curves, children would not be influenced to want a thinner body. Since the existence of social media, many young adolescents are unrestricted to the internet having access and being able to create various social media accounts. It also gives the ability for girls to see advertisements promoted on their accounts, that redirects them to websites “that are dedicated to supporting individuals in maintaining the anorexia lifestyle” (Yom‐Tov and Boyd 196-197). More girls are encouraged to develop eating disorders through these websites, sometimes unknowingly. Their attention is caught by catch lines asking if they are okay with their body which makes them reconsider their body shape, weight, and appearance leading them to change how they
In the past, social media did not exist, resulting in girls having less knowledge of different body types. However, young girls were influenced to look slim without knowing it. Most movies or television shows that children watched only displayed thin female actors such as Cinderella (Harrison and Hefner 155). Watching these shows or movies resulted in the child saying they want to be like Cinderella, either meaning wanting to be a princess or having the body like Cinderella. This affects a young child as they try to look like the characters by not eating as much as they are supposed to. If only visual creators would portray a normal body with different types of curves, children would not be influenced to want a thinner body. Since the existence of social media, many young adolescents are unrestricted to the internet having access and being able to create various social media accounts. It also gives the ability for girls to see advertisements promoted on their accounts, that redirects them to websites “that are dedicated to supporting individuals in maintaining the anorexia lifestyle” (Yom‐Tov and Boyd 196-197). More girls are encouraged to develop eating disorders through these websites, sometimes unknowingly. Their attention is caught by catch lines asking if they are okay with their body which makes them reconsider their body shape, weight, and appearance leading them to change how they